Intelligent Agent

      "Recent trends have made it clear that software complexity will continue to increase dramatically in the coming decades. The dynamic and distributed nature of both data and applications requite that software not merely respond to requests for information but intelligently anticipate, adapt, and actively seek ways to support users. Not only must these systems assist in coordinating tasks among humans, they must also help manage cooperation among distributed programs." (Bradshaw 1997)
      The above description describes a need for Intelligent Agent technology. There are many similar definitions for Intelligent Agent. The following description is a general definition of an Intelligent Agent.
      "Intelligent Agents are relatively autonomous units that can operate without the external intervention on behalf of someone, taking initiatives to achieve appropriate goals and adapting to, and interacting with, the environment (both software and hardware) that they live in." (FIPA 1997)

• A Study on Intelligent Agent Technology for Interface of the Next-Generation Communication System
   
  • Research Objective
      Development of agent technology by which the users can communicate with each other via realistic interfaces
     
  • Research Contents
    
    § Realistic Interface on Web Browser 
        - Synthesized Voice(Text-to-speech)
        - Character Animation (Lip-Sync, Emotion)
    § Multi-Agent Platform
        - Master / Application Agent
        - Directory facilitator
        - Agent Communication using FIPA ACL
    § Personal Agent
        - E-mail Agent / Schedule Agent / Meeting Agent
    § User profiling & Learning Algorithm
        - Connectionist model
     
  • Research Result
      Development of Web-based Personal Agent System (WIPAS)
    
    

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    Infrastructure

    
        

• A Study on Multimedia Information Agent
  
  
  • Research Objective
      Development of Intelligent Agent platform for the Efficient Multimedia Information Query and Retrieval
     
  • Research Contents
    
    § MM Information Agents
        - MM DBMS Interface Agent for Users
        - MM Information Search Agent for DBMS
        - MM Management Agent for Managers
    § Agent-assisted Visual Information Retrieval
        - Content-based Image Retrieval
        - Similarity-based Image Search
        - User Similarity Measure Learning
        - Various Interface Agents
            * Ternary Sampling-based Search Agent
            * Genetic Algorithm-style Search Agent
            * Similarity-based Search Agent
    
    
  • Research Result
      Development of Multimedia Information retrieval Agent
    
    

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    MM DBMS Interface Agent

    
     
• A Study on Software Interface Agent Model
  
  
  • Research Objective
      Development of Multi-Agent platform in which agents can use software to accomplish user goal.
     
  • Research Contents
    
    § Multi-Agent Platform
        - User Interface Agent
        - Software Interface Agent
    § Multiple Software Multiple Interface
        - Agent Management
        - Directory Facilitator
        - Ontology Management
    § Enhanced User Interface
        - User Modeling & Profiling
    § Heterogeneous Environment
    
    
  • Research Result
      Development of Msword2000 Interface Agent
    
    

    Architecture

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• A Study on Agent Mediated Electronic Commerce
  
  
  • Research Objective
      Development of Intelligent Agent Technology for Electronic Commerce
     
  •  Research Contents 
    
    § User Modeling Method for EC
        - Multi-dimensional User Modeling
        - User Adaptive Interface
    § Recommendation Mechanism
        - Merchant & Product Brokering
        - Personalized Advertisement
    § Negotiation Mechanism
        - Cooperative Multi-Agent Negotiation
        - Competitive Multi-Agent Negotiation
    § Infrastructure & protocol & language
     
• A Study on Multi-Agent based Distributed Collaborative Design
  
  
  • Research Objective
      Development of Multi-Agent System for supporting Design Data Sharing and Consistency Management among designers for successful and effective
     
  •  Research Contents 
    
    § Design Agent
        - Knowledge Base Creation from Product Model and Task Model
        - Rule-based Reasoning for Action Determination
        - Real-time Design Data Sharing
        - Support for desgin result retrieval, schedule modification and Approval process on design decision
    § Constraint Manager
        - Conflict detectin using CSP solver
        - Support for conflict resulotion
            * Backtracking method with two heuristics for variable and value selection
            * Estimation of designer's preference over design decisions of design variable
        - Design constraint and decision registration/deletion/query
        - Consistent design decision recommendation
        - Support for Related design decision/constraint retrieval
     
  •  Research Result
      Development of Multi-Agent based Distributed Collaborative Sesign Support System
    
    

    System Architecture	System Interface
    Product Model	Task Model
    Design Agent 1	Design Agent 2
    Constraint Manager 1	Constraint Manager 2